Where does “svelgja” come from?

svelgja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse svelga, from Proto-Germanic swelganą, from Proto-Indo-European swelk-, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

svelgja (Icelandic): to swallow

Definitions

  1. to swallow

Ancestry of “svelgja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvelgato swallow
2Proto-Germanicswelganąto gulp, gobble, swallow, devour; to revel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswelk-to gulp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swelk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelganą →
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